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Ruiz Dias de Bivar

Plaquette
ca. 1497 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Rome (made)

Medal depicts on the obverse the head of a young man with long hair wearing a round cap. Inscription.
On the reverse Mars and Venus standing facing one another. Mars is armed and carries a spear and shield. Venus is naked but for a scarf, and carries a flame-pointed arrow. Inscription.


Object details

Categories
Plaques & Plaquettes
Sculpture
Portraits
Object type
Plaquette
TitleRuiz Dias de Bivar (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gilt bronze
Bronze
Gold
Gilding
Brief description
Medal, gilt bronze, Ruiz Dias de Bivar, unknowm artist, Italy (Rome), ca. 1497
Physical description
Medal depicts on the obverse the head of a young man with long hair wearing a round cap. Inscription.
On the reverse Mars and Venus standing facing one another. Mars is armed and carries a spear and shield. Venus is naked but for a scarf, and carries a flame-pointed arrow. Inscription.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 3.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'MARCHIO . BODERICVS . DE . BIVAR' (obverse)
  • 'QVORVM . OPVS . ADEST . AETATIS . ANO . XXVI . - MARS - VENVS' (reverse)
Object history
From the Salting bequest.
Subjects depicted
Spear
Shield
Arrow
De Bivar Y Mendoza, Don Rodrigo (The Cid)
Mars
Venus
Bibliographic reference
'Salting Bequest (A. 70 to A. 1029-1910) / Murray Bequest (A. 1030 to A. 1096-1910)'. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum (Department of Architecture and Sculpture). London: Printed under the Authority of his Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, East Harding Street, EC, p. 62
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.401-1910

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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